Minutes 2026

WADDINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MINUTES OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

HELD ON 12th JANUARY 2026

IN THE COMMUNITY HUB

Present:        Councillors:          Bainborrow, Mrs Bainborrow, Carcass, Forrester,

Gallagher, Hadfield (Chairman), Hurst, Mrs Hopkins,

Richardson, Sanders, Tennant, Williams, Wilson,

Clerk:                   Mrs Smith, Mrs Mumby

OFFICIAL BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL

1.   Apologies for absence. (Reasons to be given to the Clerk in advance of the meeting)

Apologies were received from Cllr Bayston who is ill.

It was proposed by Cllr Mrs Hopkins and seconded by Cllr Sanders that they accept the apology and reason for absence.

All agreed.  Carried.

2.   Declarations of interest for any agenda item.

Cllr Sanders declared a personal interest in agenda item 4b.

Cllr Tennant declared a personal interest in agenda item 4b.

3.  Signing of the minutes.  To accept the Clerk’s notes from the meeting held on 8th December 2025.

It was proposed by Cllr Sanders and seconded by Cllr Hurst that the minutes of 8th December were a true record of the meeting, and they were agreed to be signed.

12 Agreed, 1 Abstentions, Carried.

4.   Finance

a)   Monthly finance report – to receive and accept the monthly finance report.

It was proposed by Cllr Forrester and seconded by Cllr Gallagher that the finance reports be accepted.

All agreed.  Carried.

b)   Authorising of the payments. To resolve to authorise the BACS payments listed by the RFO and certify invoices.

It was proposed by Cllr Mrs Hopkins and seconded by Cllr Mrs Bainborrow that the BACS payments and invoices could be signed.

11 agreed, 2 Abstention. Carried.

5.   Clerks Report and Correspondence.

An email has been received from NKDC, if Councillors would like to receive a copy of the electoral roll, please complete the form provided and return to the Clerk.

The fruit trees were delivered on the 10th December and a group of Councillors and staff planted them on the 12th December, on Sidney Hall Field at the end furthest away from the skate park.

6.   Matters arising from the last meeting.  Only for discussion.

None.

7.   To discuss Redwood Drive Community Centre and Playground.  An update on the progress to date, any quotes received and any work to be done.

The Clerk informed that she had been down to Redwood to have a look at the progress.  Photos were shown to the Councillors.

The Clerk explained that for some reason when they got the quotes for the painting, they did not include the toilets, on inspection it looks silly having half the door from the new anthracite colour and half the dark brown. 

It was proposed by Cllr Gallagher and seconded by Cllr Sanders that they give authority for the Clerk to deal and go ahead with the painting of the toilets.

All agreed.  Carried.

The new air conditioning units look really good wall mounted on the wall out of the way.  Now the old storage heaters have been removed there are some gaps in the flooring where the feet of the storage heaters were.  It was agreed that Matt the joiner would use some of the spare flooring we had for the main hall and add some beading and look at what can be done in the Committee Room.

There is an issue with the second door as you go into the Centre, in that the new combination lock does not fit, due to the width of wood around the pane of glass.

It was proposed by Cllr Sanders and seconded by Cllr Hurst that they have a new door put on for the cost of £520.

12 Agreed, 1 Abstention.  Carried.

8.   Asbestos Report.  To receive and discuss the asbestos report for Redwood Drive.

All the Councillors had seen a copy of the Asbestos report, it was agreed that majority of it was safe to leave, put up signs and monitor.  However, with the installation of the Solar Panels some work would be required where the batteries are going to be stored and in the roof.  PBS have agreed to work with Amelio Solar Energy, to see what is required and they will report back to the Council.

9.  LCC 2026-27 Budget.  To receive and discuss an email from LCC regarding their budget.

It was proposed by Cllr Mrs Hopkins and seconded by Cllr Sanders that they respond to the survey, opting for the lowest option 2.99%.

All agreed.  Carried.

10.   Christmas Dinner.  To discuss how the Christmas Dinner went. 

The Clerk informed that the dinner had went well and they had received a letter and 2 emails of thanks from residents who attended.

Donation had been received, £100 from Red Roof Clinic, a bag of potatoes from Burgess’s farm shop and St Michaels Church had made gift bags for everyone who attended.

Paul did the food shopping and most of the cooking on the day.  Cllr’s Forrester, Carcass, Hurst and Wilson helped on the day and/or on Christmas Eve preparing, and there were some residents that helped.

It was agreed that a letter of thanks should be sent to the Red Roof Clinic and Burgess’s Farm Shop.

Thanks were given to the Councillors who gave up their time to help.

11.  Urgent matters for attention – Items which the Chairman is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency due to special circumstances.

None.

12.  Date of the next meeting.  The next meeting will be held on Monday 9th February 2026 in the Community Hub.

Meeting closed at 9pm.

Open Forum

County Councillor

Cllr Tom Dyer informed that the North Hykeham Relief Road proceed to production report has been approved, they are now just waiting for Whitehall approvement.  They are on track to start in March.  There will be 3 public engagement events.

Tuesday 3rd February at Waddington Community Hub

Wednesday 4th February at Bracebridge Heath Pavilion

Thursday 5th February at The Bentley Hotel

From 3pm to 8pm.

The road closure on Grantham Road was originally supposed to be 4 to 6 weeks, which Cllr Dyer negotiated down to 3 weeks, with access through for school buses.  However, following traffic problems occurred due to the road closure, it has been agreed that more men will be on site and they will lift the closure a week earlier, on the afternoon of Saturday 17th, continuing the work with single file traffic and traffic lights.

From March, Waddington will be an exclusion zone for road works due to the North Hykeham Relief Road.  So companies are trying to get in beforehand.  There is a road closure from the 16th to 22nd Feb on Tinkers Lane, from Grantham Road to the High Street junction.

23rd to 27th Feb, there will be traffic lights on Station Road, by Melbourn Way.

The drop Kerb work on the High Street, will be in April.

23rd Feb, Meadow Lane will be closed from 8am to 4.30pm, for bridge repair work.

A TRO for double yellow lines on Bar Lane has been approved.  Valley Road TRO has been extended due to objections.    TRO for bus clearway at the bus stop, on Hollywell Road near the Brant Road junction, has gone out for consultation.

The bus stop by the Horse & Jockey is still a bus stop, some of the new bus drivers weren’t stopping as they didn’t realise it was a bus stop.  An email has gone out to all drivers.

LCC are consulting on the budget.

They have received a bonus from the Pension Fund, as there was more than needed in the Pension Fund. 

District Councillors

Cllr Pennell informed that they are still waiting to hear about the local Government Reorganisation.

The NKDC budget can be a maximum of 3%, they are currently looking at raising it by 2.96%.

 The battery storage proposal at lower Coleby is still ongoing, they are currently doing some digging at the site.

Before Christmas the NKDC Planning Committee discussed the Foss Green application and agreed that the Officers to deal. 

Cllr Cooper sent his apologies.

Cllr Sanders informed that the food caddy will start to be distributed from the 19th Jan, and the first collection will be the week of 30th March.